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| sally H |
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work at Woodbury.
But this shower of divine blessing has been yet more extensive: there
was no small degree of it in some part of the Jerseys; as I was informed
when I was at New York (in a long journey I took at that time of the
year for my health), by some people of the Jerseys, whom I saw.
Especially the Rev. William Tennent, a minister who seemed to have such
things at heart, told me of a very great awakening of many in a place
called the Mountains, under the ministry of one Mr. Cross; and of a very
considerable revival of religion in another place under the ministry of
his brother the Rev. Gilbert Tennent; and also at another place, under
the ministry of a very pious young gentleman, a Dutch minister, whose
name as I remember was Freelinghousa.
This seems to have been a very extraordinary dispensation of providence;
God has in many respects gone out of, and much beyond, His usual and
ordinary way. The work in this town, and others about us, has been
extraordinary on account of the universality of it, affecting all sorts,
sober and vicious, high and low, rich and poor, wise and unwise. I
reached the most considerable families and persons, to all appearance,
as much as others. In former stirrings of this nature, the bulk of the
young people have been greatly affected; but old men and little children
have been so now. Many of the last have, of their own accord, formed
themselves into religious societies in different parts of the town. A
loose careless person could scarcely be found in the whole neighborhood;
and if there was any one that seemed to remain senseless or unconcerned,
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| sally H |
| Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 6:00 pm |
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the same time. So it was necessary that the fourth monarchy should
have come, when the seventy weeks of Daniel were ended; and that the sceptre
should have then departed from Judah. And all this happened without any
difficulty. Then it was necessary that the Messiah should come; and Jesus
Christ then came, who was called the Messiah. And all this again was without
difficulty. This indeed shows the truth of the prophecies.
739. The prophets foretold, and were not foretold. The saints again were
foretold, but did not foretell. Jesus Christ both foretold and was foretold.
740. Jesus Christ, whom the two Testaments regard, the Old as its hope, the
New as its model, and both as their centre.
741. The two oldest books in the world are those of Moses and Job, the one a
Jew and the other a Gentile. Both of them look upon Jesus Christ as their
common centre and object: Moses in relating the promises of God to Abraham,
Jacob, etc., and his prophecies; and Job, Quis mihi det ut, etc. Scio enim
quod redemptor meus vivit, etc.146
742. The Gospel only speaks of the virginity of the Virgin up to the time of
the birth of Jesus Christ. All with reference to Jesus Christ.
743. Proofs Of Jesus Christ.
Why was the book of Ruth preserved?
Why the story of Tamar?
744. "Pray that ye enter not into temptation." It is dangerous to be
tempted; and people are tempted because they do not pray.
Et tu conversus confirma fratres tuos. But before, conversus Jesus respexit
Petrum.147
Saint Peter asks permission to strike Malchus and strikes before hearing the
answer. Jesus Christ replies afterwards.
The word, Galilee, which the mob pronounced as if by chance, in accusing
Jesus Christ before Pilate, afforded Pilate a r |
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| Mandy |
| Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 6:09 pm |
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revealed so much of Himself; and you will also give
Him thanks for not having revealed Himself to haughty sages, unworthy to
know so holy a God.
Two kinds of persons know Him: those who have a humble heart, and who love
lowliness, whatever kind of intellect they may have, high or low; and those
who have sufficient understanding to see the truth, whatever opposition they
may have to it.
289. Proof.--1. The Christian religion, by its establishment, having
established itself so strongly, so gently, whilst so contrary to nature. 2.
The sanctity, the dignity, and the humility of a Christian soul. 3. The
miracles of Holy Scripture. 4. Jesus Christ in particular. 5. The apostles
in particular. 6. Moses and the prophets in particular. 7. The Jewish
people. 8. The prophecies. 9. Perpetuity; no religion has perpetuity. 10.
The doctrine which gives a reason for everything. 11. The sanctity of this
law. 12. By the course of the world.
Surely, after considering what is life and what is religion, we should not
refuse to obey the inclination to follow it, if it comes into our heart; and
it is certain that there is no ground for laughing at those who follow it.
290. Proofs of religion.--Morality, doctrine, miracles, prophecies, types.
SECTION V: JUSTICE AND THE REASON OF EFFECTS
291. In the letter On Injustice can come the ridiculousness of the law that
the elder gets all. "My friend, you were born on this side of the mountain,
it is therefore just that your elder brother gets everything."
"Why do you kill me"?
292. He lives on the other side of the water.
293. "Why do you kill me? What! do you not live on the other side of the
water? If you lived on this side, my friend, I should be an assassin, and it
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| sally H |
| Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 6:16 pm |
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and infatuated with it. If one considers one's work
immediately after having done it, one is entirely prepossessed in its
favour; by delaying too long, one can no longer enter into the spirit of it.
So with pictures seen from too far or too near; there is but one exact point
which is the true place wherefrom to look at them: the rest are too near,
too far, too high or too low. Perspective determines that point in the art
of painting. But who shall determine it in truth and morality?
382. When all is equally agitated, nothing appears to be agitated, as in a
ship. When all tend to debauchery, none appears to do so. He who stops draws
attention to the excess of others, like a fixed point.
383. The licentious tell men of orderly lives that they stray from nature's
path, while they themselves follow it; as people in a ship think those move
who are on the shore. On all sides the language is similar. We must have a
fixed point in order to judge. The harbour decides for those who are in a
ship; but where shall we find a harbour in morality?
384. Contradiction is a bad sign of truth; several things which are certain
are contradicted; several things which are false pass without contradiction.
Contradiction is not a sign of falsity, nor the want of contradiction a sign
of truth.
385. Scepticism.--Each thing here is partly true and partly false. Essential
truth is not so; it is altogether pure and altogether true. This mixture
dishonours and annihilates it. Nothing is purely true, and thus nothing is
true, meaning by that pure truth. You will say it is true that homicide is
wrong. Yes; for we know well the wrong and the false. But what will you say
is good? Chastity? I say no; for the world would come to an end. Marriage?
No; continence is better. Not to kill? No; for lawlessness would be
horrible, and the wicked would kill all the good. To kill? No; for that
destroys nature. We possess truth and goodness only in part, and mingled
with falsehood and evil.
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